Large Hadron Collider

A group of related, fascinating particles, each made up of four quarks, has been found. The finding could hold pieces of information about the advancement of the universe, the analysts said. The four freshly discovered tetraquarks, now called X(4140), X(4274), X(4500) and X(4700), each are made out of two quarks and two antiquarks (the antimatter accomplices of quarks). However each of the freshly discovered particles has an alternate mass and distinctive subatomic properties. They are viewed…

Many people believe that state funding should only go to sciences. This belief is often portrayed as practical, rather than moral, but the debate is more complex than that. Those who argue that the Arts shouldn't be funded say that while science is "useful" or "has real world benefits", the Arts are purely additional and serve no purpose therefor they shouldn't be funded by central government. There are three key points that refute this argument. The first is that if Arts funding was withdrawn…

catastrophic events. You could argue that the creation of life is the scientific breakthrough of the millennium, but with creating life come great responsibilities. If we take the pursuit of knowledge to the modern day, you could say that the large hadron collider which is incidentally located in Geneva is something that could destroy the planet with a black hole. The question when pursuing knowledge is if the risk outweighs the benefit. In Shelley’s novel the theme of knowledge is always…

Dark matter and dark energy are phantoms of the scientific community. The scientific community has tried to detect dark matter for decades. Hairy dark matter could be the key to the secrets of the Big Bang and the events that occurred afterwards. Condensed filaments of dark matter, hairs, in our galactic neighborhood could be used to gather incredible amounts of data that was previously unavailable to us. Hairy dark matter is a type of dark matter, formed by the gravity of space objects, that…

A redox reaction occurs wherein two or more chemical compounds undergo oxidation and reduction half-reactions, forming new chemical substances. Life can be compared to a redox reaction in that people form different bonds with one another, separating and forming new connections throughout their lives. However, in Redox Reactions there is a substance known as a spectator ion. It does not bond with any other substance nor does it take part in the reaction. This is similar to life in that some…

are gas planets whereas Uranus and Neptune are ice planets. One of the most talked about bodies is one of the more than 63 orbiting satellites of Jupiter named Europa. This satellite (or moon) is very large and is covered in ice but has a vast ocean underneath the ice. All of these planets and the large moons around Jupitar have also been mapped by satellites that we have sent out. The Oort Cloud is also located here and is 1.6 light years from the Sun and is the source of the Solar System’s…

do. A large contributing factor into why dark matter and dark energy aren’t understood is because dark energy is not derived from matter or radiation. Even though dark matter and energy are linked, dark energy does not come from dark matter. The theory of general relativity cannot explain dark energy because it can not be applied to particles as small as atoms which is another reason why dark energy is not fully…

. Introduction Superconductivity is widely regarded as one of the greatest discoveries of the 20th century. A superconductor, is a metallic alloy or compound that will conduct electricity without resistance below a certain temperature. The major applications of superconductivity pertain to the medical, science and industrial field, and they all require high intensity magnetic fields. Therefore this report outlines superconducting magnets, its benefits of why they are good magnets, as well as an…

Supercritical fluids are related to superfluids through the concept of Cooper pairs. In a conductive material, such as copper, the flow of electrons move towards the largest positive terminal. The reason why copper is a good conductor is because it is able to lose electrons in its outer shell, and become slightly positive. The combination of the electrons repelling each other, and their attraction towards both the slightly positive copper atoms and positive terminal lead to the electrons…